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Costco Members: $500 Southwest Airlines eGift Card (Email Delivery)

$430

$450

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Costco Wholesale has for its Members: $500 Southwest Airlines Gift Card (Email Delivery) on sale for $429.99.

Thanks to community member BOGOboy for sharing this deal.

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  • This price matches our Frontpage Deal from June.
  • Redeem Online, At Ticket Counter Or Call 1-800-I-FLY-SWA
  • Valid Only For Southwest Airlines Flights
  • Delivered Via Email
  • Item is Non-Refundable
  • Limit of 1 Transaction, with a Maximum of 5 Units Per Membership.
  • $20 savings is valid through 10/10/24 or while supplies last.
  • If you don't have a Costco Warehouse Membership, you can sign-up here

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Update: This popular deal is still available.

Costco Wholesale has for its Members: $500 Southwest Airlines Gift Card (Email Delivery) on sale for $429.99.

Thanks to community member BOGOboy for sharing this deal.

Editor's Notes

Written by qwikwit | Staff
  • This price matches our Frontpage Deal from June.
  • Redeem Online, At Ticket Counter Or Call 1-800-I-FLY-SWA
  • Valid Only For Southwest Airlines Flights
  • Delivered Via Email
  • Item is Non-Refundable
  • Limit of 1 Transaction, with a Maximum of 5 Units Per Membership.
  • $20 savings is valid through 10/10/24 or while supplies last.
  • If you don't have a Costco Warehouse Membership, you can sign-up here

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If an item is purchased online and within 30 days, they will give an adjustment through this link. No need to call! https://customerservice.costco.co...com-orders
Just make sure that all the gift cards you need, you buy in one transaction.
I wanted to place two transactions of 1 card each, but the 2nd transaction was cancelled.
I missed to read the fine print
Limit of 1 Transaction, with a Maximum of 5 Units Per Membership.
Yes full benefits. BUT no trip insurance unless you can put $1+ on your personal credit card.

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Oct 10, 2024
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linrick
Oct 10, 2024
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Quote from Xray_Man :
They're about 20 feet from the entrance at mine. I actually talked someone out of it because in store they're 450 for 500. I said they go on sale for 420 during the holidays.
I've looked and asked. None at my local warehouses.
Oct 10, 2024
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Xray_Man
Oct 10, 2024
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Quote from linrick :
I've looked and asked. None at my local warehouses.
I wonder if it has something to do with Southwest popularity/presence in your area. I live near BWI which is a huge hub for Southwest.
Oct 11, 2024
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wdbpilot
Oct 11, 2024
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My local Costco has the same price in-club.
Oct 11, 2024
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SmilingChicken302
Oct 11, 2024
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These gift cards have the negative of being nonrefundable though even if the flights are cancelled by Southwest. You can only get nontransferable flight credit back if a flight is cancelled. If you booked with a credit card, you could get a refund to credit card.
Oct 11, 2024
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Troublestylist
Oct 11, 2024
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Quote from SmilingChicken302 :
These gift cards have the negative of being nonrefundable though even if the flights are cancelled by Southwest. You can only get nontransferable flight credit back if a flight is cancelled. If you booked with a credit card, you could get a refund to credit card.
True. You buy the gift card, you can't ever convert it back to cash.

Plus as stated above, you can miss out on travel insurance provided by your credit card.

But it's almost a 15 percent discount. And you can transfer the flight credit to others by buying a fare higher than WGA.
Oct 11, 2024
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cdr123
Oct 11, 2024
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I purchased 2 $500 GCs from Samsclub a while back when they had sale.. like 410 each... was planning a trip which got cancelled and now stuck with 1000$ GCs of Southwest.. wish I knew theres a safe way to unload these and get my cash back...
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Quote from PeterR2241 :
Yes full benefits. BUT no trip insurance unless you can put $1+ on your personal credit card.
You can always book a flight that's a few dollars less with the gift card then cancel it immediately to get it back as a credit. Then use that credit + CC that has travel protection to cover the remainder of the flight you actually want.
Ex. You want $210 flight. Find any random other flight that is ~205. Book with the gift card. Immediately cancel and returned as 205 fight credit. Then use that $205 + put $5 on whatever CC has the trip insurance!
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Quote from centurcit :
If an item is purchased online and within 30 days, they will give an adjustment through this link. No need to call! https://customerservice.costco.co...com-orders
Worked for me. Simple and efficient way. Thanks for sharing.
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dfworders
Oct 11, 2024
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Quote from zakfactor :
You can always book a flight that's a few dollars less with the gift card then cancel it immediately to get it back as a credit. Then use that credit + CC that has travel protection to cover the remainder of the flight you actually want. Ex. You want $210 flight. Find any random other flight that is ~205. Book with the gift card. Immediately cancel and returned as 205 fight credit. Then use that $205 + put $5 on whatever CC has the trip insurance!
If I remember correctly trip insurance requires full amount charged on the card. While this works, has anyone done a claim with it?
Oct 11, 2024
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zakfactor
Oct 11, 2024
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Use gift Card and KEEP Credit Card Travel Insurance.

Use the gift card to buy a random flight that's a few dollars less than the flight you actually want. Then cancel it immediately to get it back as a credit. Then use that credit + CC that has travel protection to cover the remainder of the flight you actually want.
Ex. You want a $210 flight. Find any random other flight that is ~205. Book with the gift card. Immediately cancel and returned as 205 fight credit. Then use that $205 + put $5 on whatever CC has the trip insurance. Boom! You get the discounted fair from the GC + travel protection by putting any amount on the CC
Oct 11, 2024
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SmilingChicken302
Oct 11, 2024
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Quote from cdr123 :
I purchased 2 $500 GCs from Samsclub a while back when they had sale.. like 410 each... was planning a trip which got cancelled and now stuck with 1000$ GCs of Southwest.. wish I knew theres a safe way to unload these and get my cash back...
Did they refund to your GC or was it nontransferable flight credit?
Oct 11, 2024
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cdr123
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Quote from SmilingChicken302 :
Did they refund to your GC or was it nontransferable flight credit?
My plan got cancelled even before I booked the tickets.. so I never used them lol.
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zakfactor
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Quote from dfworders :
If I remember correctly trip insurance requires full amount charged on the card. While this works, has anyone done a claim with it?
I guess it depends on the CC used. With the chase Sapphire Reserve. As long as any portion is paid with the card, you get the coverage. Could be different for other CCs though

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